August 2008
5:21 PM Thu, Aug 14, 2008 | Permalink
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Four of Alison Lindner's colleagues have fallen to bullet-riddled ambushes in Afghanistan. They were all innocent international relief/aid workers and humanitarians. I reported on the latest murder today. (Read the story here.)
Yet, Alison, who now works at Seattle-area based "World Concern," relates feeling compelle...
5:46 PM Wed, Aug 13, 2008 | Permalink
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When The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administation (NOAA) commissioned its new ship this week, it launched the grandest exploration effort this nation has seen since Lewis and Clark.
The crew of the Okeanos Explorer has been ordered to seek out the secrets of the oceans and share them with the nation.
Experts estimate more than 90 percent of the ocean floor is unexplored. They say we have better maps of the surface of Mars tha...
2:24 PM Mon, Aug 11, 2008 | Permalink
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As the first Native American astronaut in space, John Herrington learned that with the right inspiration and education, dreams can literally come true. He spent 330 hours in orbit back in 2002, but now is planning for a much longer expedition -- a three month bicycle ride from Cape Flattery, WA to Cape Canaveral, FL.
Herrington is weighing down his bike with technology that includes a GPS, a laptop, a tiny camera and more so that his en...
4:31 PM Tue, Aug 05, 2008 | Permalink
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I've always considered myself a "live and let live" kinda guy. Even when a smoker's cigarette burns my eyes I figure -- who am I to keep this guy from slowly killing himself?
I pretty much feel that way with most things. If Britney Spears wants to shave her various body parts before the paparazzi, or college kids want to ruin their chances at a run for public office by posting pictures of themselves playing naked beer pong on Myspace, so...
5:32 PM Mon, Aug 04, 2008 | Permalink
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For many in the Northwest, hunting is a family sport. Kids and grandkids join their fathers and grandfathers for trips into the wild searching for game.
Until the mid '90s, to hunt alone, you had to be 14 years old. After a change in the law, the age restriction was dropped.
In the case of Pam Almli, an age restriction would not have saved her life, as the boy alleged to have fired the shot that killed her was 14. Still, officials ...
3:35 PM Mon, Aug 04, 2008 | Permalink
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Six human feet have washed ashore in Northwest waters since last August -- the latest confirmed just today (Monday). And while for many the mystery conjures images of sadistic hack saw weilding psychopaths, the reality is likely far different. Forensic pathologists will tell you that hands, feet and other extremeties are the first things to detach from a body after it has been submerged in water and starts to decompose. Feet are sometimes the...
1:18 PM Sat, Aug 02, 2008 | Permalink
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Rules are rules.
It's a standard line you hear from the time you're a little kid and your parents are teaching you right from wrong.
The rules say Olympic athletes can't have certain substances in their systems that could enhance their performance.
The rules also say the U.S. Olympic team won't add any swimmers to the roster after July 21 no matter what.
These two rules have come crashing into one another in the past co...
2:16 PM Fri, Aug 01, 2008 | Permalink
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The Boeing vs. Northrop Grumman/Airbus battle over an Air Force tanker contract has hit the radio airwaves. A group calling itself Alabamians for America's Tankers has launched radio ads attacking Boeing over its protest of the refueling tanker contract that was awarded to the Northrop/Airbus group earlier this year.
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10:45 AM Fri, Aug 01, 2008 | Permalink
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The man selling his Bothell home in what he calls a reverse auction has made his final price drop.
Justin Wilcox lowered the price of his nearly 3,000 square foot, three story home another $15,000 yesterday to $424,900. He started it at just under $500,000.
Wilcox says right now it's the cheapest price per square foot in Bothell.
>> Continue reading: Update: Bothell reverse home auction
